Zur Chemie des Maleinsäure-monoureides, 2. Mitt.: Reaktionen an der Doppelbindung der Maleinursäure

Electrolytic reduction of N-carbamoyl-maleamic acid and its N-alkyl derivatives (1 a-c) leads to mono-ureido-succinic acids in good yields, while alkylene-bis-N-carbamoyl-maleamic acids (3 a-e) are not attacked at the double bond under the same conditions. N-(Phenyl-carbamoyl)-maleamic acid (4) shows isomerisation to the fumaric acid derivative5 with pyridine, while NaOH causes cyclisation to an imidazolidine acetic acid6.Addition of formaldehyde to N-carbamoyl-maleamic alkyl esters9 yields 3-carbamoyl-4-oxo-5-oxazolidine acetic acids (10 a-c).     

Complexation of a Macrocycle Containing Thiopyrimidine and Uracil Moieties with Dicarboxylic and Amino Acids in Various Organic and Aqueous Organic Solutions

The complexation of a macrocycle containing thiopyrimidine and uracil moieties (M) with amino acids and some dicarboxylic acids was studied by pH-metric, UV-VIS, ¹H NMR spectroscopy methods in chloroform, methanol, aqueous 1,4-dioxane, and biphasic water–chloroform media. The complexation of M with acids is too weak to solubilize them from the solid state into chloroform solutions containing M. The ¹H NMR spectra and pH-metric data of aqueous 1,4-dioxane (80 vol.%) reveal the pH-dependent 1:1 binding between M and the acids studied. The protonation of M is not a prerequisite for binding of fumaric, succinic, o-phtalic acids and the series of amino acids, whereas binding of maleic acid requires the protonation of both thiopyrimidine moieties of M. Therefore,M·(H⁺)₂ exhibits strong selectivity towards maleic acid in aqueous 1,4-dioxane and in biphasic water–chloroform media.     

Synthesis of optically active hydridocarbonyl triosmium clusters with terpene derivatives as ligands. Molecular structure and absolute configuration of a cluster with a bridging dihydroimidazole ligand

Reactions of the triosmium clusters Os₃(CO)₁₁(NCMe) (1) and Os₃(CO)₁₀(NCMe)₂ (2) with terpene derivatives,viz., (1S,3S,4R,6R)-3-(N,N-dimethylamino)-4-amino-3,7,7-trimethylbicyclo [4.1.0]heptane (3). (3bR,4aR)-(3,4,4-trimethyl-3b,4,4a,5-tetrahydrocyclopropa [3,4]cyclopenta[1,2-c]pyrazol-1-yl)acetic acid (4a), and (3bR,4aR)-3-(3,4,4-trimethyl-3b, 4,4a,5-tetrahydrocyclopropa[3,4]cyclopenta[1,2-c]pyrazol-1-yl)propionic acid (4b), were studied. A complex with the terminally coordinated ligand is formed in the first step of the reaction of diamine3 with cluster1. Heating of the resulting complex is accompanied by activation of one of the methyl groups of the ligand to form diastereomers with the bridging tricyclic dihydroimidazole ligand. One of these diastereomers was studied by X-ray diffraction analysis and its absolute configuration was established. Pyrazolycarboxylic acids react with cluster2 as simple organic acids and are coordinated as a bridge at the Os—Os bond through the carboxyl group. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1447–1454, August, 2000.     

Synthese von benzanellierten Carbacephamen 2.Mitt.

Summary The treatment of 2-(oxo-1-azetidinyl)-benzyltriphenylphosphponium salts9 and13b,c,d, ande with base leads to carbacephemes10 and14b,c,d, ande which can be reduced to the title compounds. The reaction of14 with acids does not result in 3-oxocephames by cleavage of the enolether function. Instead, the 3-alkoxyquinolines15b andc have been obtained.

     

Structural factors influencing the reaction rates of 4-aryloxy-7-nitrobenzofurazans with amino acids

An interesting observation was made when studying the S _N Ar reaction between several 4-aryloxy-7-nitrobenzofurazans (2) and several amino acids leading to the apparition of detectable fluorescence from the substitution products3. Acidic amino acids reacted very slowly=while basic amino acids react fastest with2 having an unsubstituted phenyl or a 4-formyl-phenyl Ar group. Amongst neutral amino acids, proline reacts fastest at room temperature after 100 min. With2 having a methoxy-subtituted Ar group.     

Reaction of Amino Acid Esters and Amides with o-Phthalaldehyde. Limitations in Fluorescent Yield

Abstract

Amino acid esters and amides fail to produce strong fluorescence following their reaction with o-phthalaldehyde (OPA) in the presence of β-mercaptoethanol. The lack of luminescence appears to arise from a quenching phenomenon rather than from reduced reactivity of these substrates toward OPA. The amido hydrogen in the peptide linkage has been implicated in the loss in fluorescence yield.

o-Phthalaldehyde (OPA) has proven to be a very useful reagent for converting amino acids to fluorescent isoindole derivatives¹. This derivatization process permits the visualization of femtomolar quantities of amino acids. Unfortunately, this technique has not been applied successfully to the derivatization of peptides^2,3, except for those containing lysine residues, in which the terminal amino group is attacked by the reagent⁴. It is the purpose of this note to more clearly define the limitations of OPA as a fluorogenic reagents for peptides and amino acid esters.     

Resolving Agents. I. (R)-(-)-2-Amino-1-benzyloxybutane,a New Base for the Resolution of Racemic Acids

Treatment of the readily available (R)-(-)enantiomer of 2-aminobutan-1-ol 1 with sodium hydride followed by benzyl chloride afforded the O-benzyl base (R)-(-)-2. The latter was successfully used for the resolution of racemic α-methylsuccinic and α-bromosuccinic acids, as well as of the racemic α-benzylhemisuccinic esters 8 and 9 resectively.     

HPLC Analysis of Nonionic Sufactants. V. Ethoxylated Fatty Acids

Abstract

High performance liquid chromatography technique was used in order to achieve separation and identification of product composition of nonionic surfactants of ethoxylated fatty acids.

Lichrosorb SI-60 (10μm) column, under gradient elution of mixture of isopropanol, methanol and n-hexane (50°C) and UV detector at 220 nm, were used for best separation of ethylene oxide (EO) adducts of fatty acids consisting of up to 20 EO units.

No derivatization of the compounds was needed. An improved baseline, in spite of gradient elution, was achieved by adding negligible amounts of anthracene to the eluents.

Brominated ethoxylated fatty acids resulting from addition of bromine to the double bond of the hydrophobic chain were also separated without a need for change in elution conditions or derivatization.     

Determination of the Stability Constants of Inclusion Complexes of p-H-37-(2-carboxy-methyloxy)-calix-[6]-arene and p-sulphonato-37-(2-carboxy-methyloxy)-calix-[6]-arene with 15 Amino acids by RP-HPLC

Reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (Separon SGX CN, UV detection at 254~nm and water as mobile phase) was applied to thestudy of the host–guest complexation ofp-H-37-(2-carboxy-methyloxy)-calix-[6]-arene (1) and p-sulphonato-37-(2-carboxy-methyloxy)-calix-[6]-arene (2)with 15 amino acids in the mobile phase. It was established that the formation ofthe inclusion complexes results in changes in the retention times and capacity factorsof amino acids. Stability constants of the complexes were determined. The variations instability constant values may be explained in terms of the different interactions, whichmay occur between amino acids and 1 and 2.     

Polyesters with Aromatic Groups in the Backbone from Reactions of 3- and 4-Bromomethylbenzoic Acids with Triethylamine

Abstract

Aromatic polyesters were obtained in relatively good yields (～ 70%) from reactions of 3- and 4-bromomethylbenzoic acids with tri-ethylamine in chlorobenzene. A copolymer was prepared in 58% yield by reaction of a 1:1 mixture of the two acids under similar conditions. The polyesters were characterized by IR, ¹H- and ¹³3C-NMR spectra, x-ray powder diffraction, DSC behavior, solution viscosity, and hydrolysis to the corresponding hydroxymethylbenzoic acids. Molecular weights were determined by ¹H-NMR endgroup analysis. Possible mechanisms for the reactions are discussed.     

PHOSPHORUS-CONTAINING AMINOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS. COMMUNICATION IV.1 A CONVENIENT METHOD OF PHOSPHONIC ACIDS SYNTHESIS

Abstract

The communication is concerned with the synthesis of phosphonic aminocarboxylic acids by phosphorylation of diethyl ω-halogen alkyl acetamidomalonates with tris(trimethylsilyl) phosphite, followed by alcoholysis and acid hydrolysis of the resulting intermediate esters.     

Silicon-containing oligomeric poly(imido-ester-amides) obtained from asymmetric dicarboxylic acids. Synthesis,characterization and thermal analysis

Poly(imido-ester-amides) (PIEAs) derived from three new asymmetric dicarboxylic acids containing an imide and ester groups and an aminoacidic moiety (glycine, L-alanine or L-valine) and a wholly aromatic silicon-containing diamine were synthesized according to the Yamazaki method. PIEAs were characterized by spectroscopic methods including ²⁹Si NMR and elemental analysis, and the results were in agreement with the proposed structures. The thermal properties, glass transition temperature (Tg) and thermal decomposition temperature (TDT), were determined and the results showed that both parameters decreased when the aliphatic side chain provides by the amino acids increased, due to the higher free volume between the chains, which minimizes the interactions between them. Two of the PIEAs showed transparency according to the UV-vis spectra, due to that the side chains act as chain spacers, in front of PIEA-a including glycine as aminoacidic moiety, without side aliphatic group, which did not show transparence.     

Chinazolincarbonsäuren, 10. Mitt. Synthese von 1-Methyl-2,4-dioxo-chinazolin-3-yl-essigsäure, 2,4-Dioxo-chinazolin-1-yl-essigsäuren, 2,4-Dioxo-1,3-chinazolindiessigsäuren und deren Estern

2,4-Dioxo-quinazolin-1-yl-acetic acid esters (2) were prepared by the reaction of either 3,1-benzoxazine-2,4-diones (1) with urea in the melt or in solution or of the substituted anthranilic acid ester4 with potassium cyanate in acid solution. The anthranilamides5 with trichloromethyl chloroformate (diphosgene) gave also2. Alkaline hydrolysis of2 affords the 2,4-dioxo-quinazolin-1-yl-acetic acids (3), which were independently obtained by the sequence5 6 7. 2,4-Dioxo-1,3-quinazolinediacetic acids (11) were synthesized from1 and glycine ester. Reaction of8 with ethyl chloroformate gave9 and treatment of the latter with KOH furnished the potassium salt10, which was converted to11 by acids.Quinazoline-2,4-dione (12) with ethyl bromoacetate yielded13 and with chloroacetonitrile14. 13 was hydrolyzed to11. 14 could not be converted into11.1-Methyl-3,1-benzoxazine-2,4-dione (15) was transformed under similar conditions into 1-methyl-2,4-dioxo-quinazolin-3-yl-acetic acid (16).

     

B-Substituted Carboranyl Thio- and Selenophosphites. Synthesis and Chemical Properties

Abstract

The first examples of B-substituted carboranyl thio- and selenoesters of trivalent phosphorus acids were synthesized. On the basis of these samples, a series of new corresponding pentavalent phosphorus acids derivatives, potentialy bioactive compounds, was obtained. S- and Se-carborane-9-yl-diethyl-thiophosphites (I) were obtained by the interaction of diethylchlorphosphites with 9-mercapto- or 9-selenocarboranes in the presence of triethylamine.     

Reductive Cleavage of Phthalides with Iodotrimethylsilane

A convenient reductive cleavage of 3-arylphthalides 1 into corresponding 2-benzylbenzoic acids and 2-(2-thienylmethyl)benzoic acid 2 by using iodotrimethyisilane is described.     

Zur Chemie derMeldrumsäure, 3. Mitt. Synthesen von Heterocyclen, 188. Mitt.

Thermolysis ofMeldrum acid in the presence of cycloalkanones leads to dioxaspiro-alkanediones (3 a–c) by the elimination of acetone. With increasing temperature an additional dehydratation is observed and with two moles ofMeldrum acid pyrano-cycloalkano-pyranediones (6 a–b) are formed. The reaction of dialkylMeldrum acids with cyclic 1,3-diones is investigated.     

Synthesis of Arylglyoxylic Acids and Their Collision-Induced Dissociation

Abstract

A variety of substituted arylglyoxylic acids (2a?g) were synthesized via oxidation of the corresponding aryl-methylketones (1a–e) using selenium dioxide or Friedel–Crafts acylation of phenol (3) with ethyl chlorooxoacetate and further transformations. It was found that the arylglyoxylic acids (2) undergo facile unimolecular dissociation with loss of carbon monoxide to give the corresponding arylcarboxylic acids (7) under collisionally induced mass spectrometric conditions.     

HYDROCHLORINATION OF 2,3-ACETYLENIC ACIDS WITH THIONYL CHLORIDE IN DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE

ABSTRACT

The reaction of 2,3-acetylenic acids (1a–d) with thionyl chloride in DMF under mild conditions gave E,Z-3-chloro-2-alkenoic acids (2a–d) or esters (3a–d) depending on treating the reaction mixture with either water or alcohols.     

Synthesis of phosphinic acids on the basis of hypophosphites: VI. General methods for synthesis of pseudo-γ-glutamylpeptides

A general method for synthesis of 2-substituted pseudo-γ-glutamylpeptides, namely, [2-(hydroxycarbonyl)ethyl][3-amino-3-(hydroxycarbonyl)propyl]phosphinic acids I which are phosphinic acid analogs of γ-glutamylpeptides. Bis(trimethylsilyl) hypophosphite (IV) formed from ammonium hypophosphite (II) in situ was added to the respective α-substituted acrylate to form bis(trimethylsilyl) [2-R-2-(alkoxycarbonyl)ethyl]-phosphonites V. Treatment of compounds V in situ with excess dibromoethane followed by alcoholysis gave [2-R-2-(alkoxycarbonyl)ethyl](2-bromoethyl)phosphinic acids VI which without isolation were treated with excess triethyl orthoformate. The simultanious esterification and dehydrobromination led to [2-R-2-(alkoxy-carbonyl)ethyl](vinyl)phosphinates III which were isolated and characterized. The Michael addition of diethyl acetamidomalonate to vinylphosphinates III followed by acid hydrolysis of phosphinates VII without their isolation resulted in formation of target [2-R-2-(hydroxycarbonyl)ethyl][3-amino-3-(hydroxycarbonyl)]proly]phosphinic acids-pseudo-γ-glutamylpeptides I. Original Russian Text V.V. Ragulin, 2007, published in Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, 2007, Vol. 77, No. 5, pp. 763–768. For communication V, see [1].     

Magic Square. III. Reverse Isomerization of Tris-Chelate Complexes of Cobalt (III) with Nitrosonaphthols

Abstract

Chromatographic behaviour of individual fac-and mer-isomer of Co (III) tris-chclate complexes with 1, 2-and 2, 1-nitrosonaphthols is studied. Chelating reagents in eluting mixtures with additives of carboxylic acids are retained more strongly than their complexes with cobalt. The method of magic square is used to study the process of fac ? mer reverse isomerization under the influence of photoirradiation and temperature. The application of the magic square method for identification of stereochemical rigidity or nonrigidity of coordination compounds is shown to be possible.